Deck 6: English

Question 1

Which course of action most improves the following sentence? "Tom Brady is one of the NFL quarterbacks who has won more than one Super Bowl."

A)Insert a comma after quarterbacks.
B)Lowercase Super Bowl.
C)Change has to have.
D)Fix the parallel structure.

Answer 1

Change has to have.

Question 2

Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?

A)Neither the basketball coach
B)nor the members of his team
C)was happy about losing
D)to their regional rival.

Answer 2

was happy about losing

Question 3

Which course of action most improves the following sentence? "Don't forget to change your car's oil every 3000 miles, you risk damaging the engine if you drive without enough oil."

A)Fix the parallel structure.
B)Change from second to third person.
C)Fix the comma splice.
D)Set off the parenthetical remark with commas.

Answer 3

Fix the comma splice.

Question 4

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. "It was the precursor to the eventual constitutional amendment ratified two years later."

A)precursor
B)starting
C)forefront
D)catalyst

Question 5

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. "The oil embargo caused the most resentment, among the Japanese, because Japan did not have any oil of its own. Japan wanted freedom from its dependency on the United States."

A)resentment, among the Japanese, because
B)resentment among the Japanese, because
C)resentment among the Japanese; because
D)resentment among the Japanese because

Question 6

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. "Although water covers approximately sixty-seven percent of the Earth's surface, less than three percent is fresh water."

A)Earth's surface, less than three percent
B)Earth's surface; less than three percent
C)Earth's surface: less than three percent
D)Earth's surface. Less than three percent

Question 7

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. "France colonized the country Vietnam in the mid-19th century."

A)the country Vietnam
B)Vietnam
C)the country, Vietnam
D)Vietnam,

Question 8

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. "The North Vietnamese and supportive rebel communists in South Vietnam, called the Viet Cong, started fighting."

A)Vietnam, called the Viet Cong, started
B)Vietnam; called the Viet Congstarted
C)Vietnam: called the Viet Cong, started
D)Vietnam called the Viet Cong - started

Question 9

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. "Despite the support of the United States, the Vietnamese was able to defeat France in 1954."

A)was
B)were
C)where
D)will

Question 10

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. "They believe labeling will drive food costs and will confuse consumers."

A)drive
B)hamper
C)increase
D)enforce

Question 11

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. "Some countries such as the United States have ample sources of water."

A)countries such as the United States
B)countries, such as the United States
C)countries, such as the United States,
D)countries, such as the United States;

Question 12

Choose the answer which best rewords the following sentence. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. "There are a group of islands located in the East China Sea that are the subject of a dispute between two nations."

A)There are a group of islands located in the East China Sea that are the subject of a dispute between two nations.
B)There are a group of islands, located in the East China Sea, that are the subject of a dispute between two nations.
C)A group of islands located in the East China Sea that is the subject of a dispute.
D)A group of islands located in the East China Sea is the subject of a dispute between two nations.

Question 13

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. "Building infrastructure and developing oil reserves is becoming increasingly important to the economy."

A)is
B)are
C)was
D)were

Question 14

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. "Some people thought that her campaign would sour the fight for women's voting rights."

A)sour
B)excite
C)strengthen
D)hurt

Question 15

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. "Main cash crop for Belize was sugar, but in recent years, citrus fruits have become the leading source of crop income."

A)Main cash crop
B)A main cash crop
C)The main cash crop
D)An main cash crop

Question 16

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. "Dressing in the Congo is greatly influenced by the Western world, however, they are mixed with traditional clothing such as kikwembe, abacos, or a dashiki."

A)Western world, however
B)Western world; however
C)Western world however
D)Western world, but however

Question 17

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. "The country of Belize's economy is fueled greatly by foreign aid because it is based on an agrarian economy."

A)The country of Belize's
B)Belize's country
C)Belize's the
D)Belize's

Question 18

Which course of action most improves the following sentence? "Neither side was completely happy with the mediator's judgment, but they agreed to abide by it nonetheless."

A)Change mediator to arbitrator.
B)Change neither to none.
C)Change judgment to judgement.
D)Change nonetheless to irregardless.

Question 19

Which course of action most improves the following sentence? "Some people have called for an end to the US boycott of Cuban goods."

A)Capitalize goods.
B)Lowercase Cuban.
C)Switch to passive voice to emphasize the boycott.
D)Change boycott to embargo.

Question 20

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. "In the past, residents used the wood for cooking and heating, but recently, they have began to sell it in order to support their livelihoods."

A)heating, but recently, they have began to sell it
B)heating. But they had recently began to sell it
C)heating. Recently, they have begun selling it
D)and they were selling it

Question 21

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. "She attended public schools in Montana, and graduated from the University of Montana at Missoula in 1902 with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology."

A)She attended public schools in Montana, and
B)She attended public schools in Montana; and
C)She attended public schools in Montana and
D)She attended public schools in Montana. And

Question 22

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A. "A key feature of the plan focused on protecting the monarch butterflies' habitat."

A)A key feature of the plan focused
B)The plan focused
C)Features of the plan focus
D)Focused on the plan